Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
The California-born style of Hollywood Regency, also known as Regency Moderne, emerged during the Golden Era of cinema from the 1920s to the ’50s. Decadent and bold, vintage Hollywood Regency furniture and interiors playfully mix colors like jewel tones and hot pinks with lacquered walls, gilded accents, mirrored surfaces and metallic finishes for maximalist spaces.
Although it involved elements of the coinciding Art Deco movement, such as a preference for clean lines, Hollywood Regency was much more opulent, inspired by glamorous movie stars and the lavish set designs for films being made in Tinseltown. Furniture designers associated with the style embraced an eclectic range of influences, including throwbacks to previous styles of grandeur, such as Rococo, neoclassical and chinoiserie, as well as materials, from bamboo dining chairs to lucite bar carts to sunburst mirrors made from gilded resin. Hollywood Regency end tables, floor lamps, chandeliers and other pieces tended to be small-scale, fitting into an overall design rather than serving as a focal point.
Interior decorator Dorothy Draper led the shaping of the Hollywood Regency style and also designed iconic pieces like the España chest, which was manufactured by Henredon. Virginia native William “Billy” Haines, a furniture designer who started as an actor, contrasted hand-painted wallpaper with Chinese ceramics and Chippendale chairs, while architect John Elgin Woolf imbued his Beverly Hills designs with theatrical details. Paul Revere Williams, a trailblazing African-American architect, was pivotal in defining the look through his commercial projects, such as the 1940s Beverly Hills Hotel and bespoke homes that mixed everything from Louis XV paneling to Georgian architecture.
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1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Metal
18th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Laotian Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Bamboo
19th Century Antique Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
1690s Chinese Antique Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Soapstone
Early 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Metallic Thread
19th Century Mongolian Antique Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Paper, Wood
1940s Thai Vintage Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Metal
1940s Japanese Vintage Hollywood Regency Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic